A strong earthquake struck off northern Japan on Friday, just days after a larger tremor injured at least 50 people in the region, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced. The quake, upgraded to magnitude 6.7, prompted a tsunami advisory warning of waves up to one metre along the northern Pacific coast. Ultimately, tsunami waves reached about…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has expressed profound appreciation to the Government and people of Japan for their continued partnership and recent donation of cholera kits aimed at strengthening preparedness and response efforts across the country. The cholera kits—procured and delivered by…
The Japanese government has clarified that its newly launched “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative does not involve granting special visas or immigration privileges to Nigerians or citizens of other African nations. In a statement released Monday, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed circulating reports claiming that Nigerians relocating to Kisarazu city would receive a new visa…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Japan for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), taking place from August 20 to 22 in Yokohama. His plane landed at Haneda International Airport at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday (still Monday in Nigeria). He was welcomed by Ambassador Hideo Matsubara, Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar, and Nigerian…
Following the tragic deaths of two boxers, the Japan Pro Boxing Association (JPBA), the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC), and gym owners held an emergency meeting on Tuesday and agreed to implement stricter safety protocols. The meeting was convened in response to the deaths of 28-year-old super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, who both…
Japan said Monday it had decided to inject more than $5 billion into semiconductor venture Rapidus. Rapidus aims to mass-produce next-generation chips in the country by 2027. The Ministry of Industry announced it would allocate 802.5 billion yen ($5.4 billion) to a company that is a joint venture between Sony, Toyota, IBM, and others. According…
